Another new track from Darker My Love’s 3rd album, Alive As You Are. As always, Darker My Love never lets us down.

Click here to download Darker My Love -  “Split Minute”

I introduced this track on the last episode of Danger Radio. Before Tyler rudely cut me off, I had begun to discuss how I felt this tune was “Kinksy” and I liked the idea of lyrically putting adult thoughts into the character of a six year old. If only the young’ns could articulate their wants and desires… Anyway, there may be too many beards in this band, but I may forgive the lumberjack stylings because of their location in the Great White North (I mistakenly said they were from Montreal, not so… Toronto). However, if they churn out a few more tunes like this, I might even be bothered to catch a show. The jury is still out… Look & Listen HERE

The Heartbreaks “Liar, My Dear” is probably the closest thing to a Smiths single I’ve heard in years. This band potentially has IT. I’m just waiting for the follow up.(This song was debuted a few episodes back and featured at SPLIT) ~Jake

Download it HERE

Watch it… HERE

A sampler with some amazing bands for only $0.99 from iTunes.

Click here to check out Rock & Awe from the iTunes store.

PLAYLIST:
Badly Drawn Boy “Too Many Miracles”
Danzig “On A Wicked Night” (radio edit)
The Charlatans “Love Is Ending” (exclusive edit)
Tarja Turunen “Until My Last Breath” (exclusive edit)
Audio Bullys “Only Man”
Juliette Lewis “Uh Huh”
The Candles “Here Or Gone”
Sweethead “P.I.G.”
Creature With The Atom Brain “Lonely Light” (featuring Mark Lanegan)
Dirty Little Rabbits “You Say”
The Lemonheads “Dirty Robot”(featuring Kate Moss)
Oomph! “Burning Desire” (featuring Sharon den Adel)
Tub Ring “Cryonic Love Song”
Juliette and The Licks “Sticky Honey”
Super 8 Bit Brothers “Brawl”
The Charlatans “The Man Who Saved The Day” (exclusive bonus)

Click here to download Blood Red Shoes – “Light It Up”

I really do like BRS and I dig the chorus to their new song, Light It Up, which you can download by clicking on the link above. Is it necessary for me to dig into them about their inclinations towards hipsterism that is becoming apparent? Or am I judging them too harshly because of the absolute shit that is their video for this track? Can we choose another point of reference than Lord of the fucking Flies?  Hipsters – the dirt you have on your face is not due to hard work, you have dirt on your face because you accidentally wiped your cheek after using an ATM that was dirty. Also, what island are you on where eye liner is available?

BRS – You guys started off really solidly and sounded like your own thing. You were aggressive and that’s what the indie world needs right now. Don’t back off of that. You could go either way right now, stay on target.

Blood Red Shoes are coming around North America in October. Tour dates (which do not include Colorado) are:

October 12 – Vancouver, BC – Media Club
October 13 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
October 15 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop
October 16 – Santa Barbara, CA – Muddy Waters
October 18 – Los Angeles, CA – Bootleg Theatre
October 19 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
October 20 – New York, NY – CMJ
October 21 – New York, NY – CMJ
October 22 – Washington, DC – Red Palace
October 24 – Boston, MA – Great Scott
October 26 – Montreal, QC – Casa Del Popolo
October 27 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
October 28 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
October 29 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean

While Domino records didn’t go irreparably off track, but where they once were the pinacle of cool indie, they started getting a little wanky with the electro dance bands a few years back. I guess you can’t fault them for correctly judging which way the wind blows – they are  a business after all. On the other hand, when you’ve forged your place as one of the reliable sources of good music and then you change… well…. what can be said about that? It looks like they are trying to correct their path recently though – which has the full endorsement of Tyler Danger Jacobson.

Anyway, enough ranting as Amazon is offering a Domino records compilation as a free download and I’d recommend picking it up. I haven’t given all of these bands a listen yet, but it’s got a new single from the Archie Bronson Outfit (which is really great, as is the entire new album), Wild Beasts (played on Danger Radio by our guest Matthew Brown), Steve Mason of the Beta Band (you judge if I’m being too hard on him),  and my beloved The Fall all make appearances. Plus the price is right.

Click here to Download Snapshot – A Domino Compilation

Track listing is:
Chief – Night & Day
Archie Bronson Outfit – Hoola
Wild Beasts – We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues
Villagers – Becoming A Jackal
Owen Pallett – Lewis Takes Off His Shirt
Steve Mason – All Come Down
Malachai – Snowflake
These New Puritans – Attack Music
The Fall – Bury Pts. 1 + 3
Dirty Projectors – No Intention
To Rococo Rot – Horses

Working For A Nuclear Free City have always been one of those bands that is either absolutely brilliant or absolutely forgettable. That said, I will gladly give them credit for the gems they have created and they are mostly beard and mustache free… so that already puts them in the 80th percentile globally. Being from Manchester & label mates of The Soundcarriers and Standard Fare doesn’t hurt either.

WFANFC are releasing a new album on Oct. 12 called Jojo Burger Tempest on Melodic. You can download the first Single, Silent Times, right here… right now! Do it!

Click here to download Working for a Nuclear Free City – Silent Times

Jojo Burger Tempest Tracklist:

01 Do a Stunt
02 Silent Times
03 Autoblue
04 Alphaville
05 Pachinko
06 Faster Daniel Faster
07 A Black Square With Four Yellow Stars
08 Black Rivers
09 Float Bridges
10 The King and June
11 BARRY
12 Little Lenin
13 Inokashira Park
14 Low
15 Burning Drum
16 Brown Owl
17 Buildings
18 The Jojo Burger Tempest

In honor of this occasion, I went out looking for some Pavement tracks for you to download. I came across this themed post on Music Induced Euphoria that includes a few songs that include the word “Killing”. Hey, look, there’s an MP3 for Pavement’s “You’re Killing Me”. Go grab it.

I won’t act like I’m not heartbroken that, newly reunited, Unrest aren’t going to be coming through Denver, CO – but a facsimile of such a live event will help to begin the healing process. A set from just about a month ago on Brian Turner’s WFMU show is available for listening and/or downloading.

If you’re new to Unrest, I recommend listening to the following tracks as a sample: Make Out Club, Isabel, June, West Coast Love Affair.

Click here to download Unrest – Live at WFMU on Brian Turner’s Show, 7/20/10

Longtime DRP listeners know of Liechtenstein. They prove that spelling something correctly isn’t required to it. indiemp3couk.wordpress.com has posted a new track from the band – so go grab it and put it on your favorite MP3 player.

Click here to download Liechtenstein – “Passion For Water”